[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER ] [00:00:03] >> COURT, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 AT 9:00 A.M. COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS FOR US ON THE INDICATION, PLEASE? >> THIS MOMENT EYES [INAUDIBLE] >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS. WHAT STATE UNDER GOD [INAUDIBLE] >> OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? [D. ANNOUNCEMENTS ] >> NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME, JUDGE. >> I'VE GOT TWO, JUDGE. SEPTEMBER 21 IN LULING. THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR 150 YEARS. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE ZETTLER MILL OR ACROSS THE RIVER. IT STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. ALSO, WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE COLE COUNTY JAIL. THEY HAD A SURPRISE INSPECTION LAST THURSDAY. WENT OVER THERE AND THE INSPECTOR COULDN'T EMPHASIZE HOW WELL THE JAIL WAS MAINTAINED AND CLEAN. HE DID SAY, WITH THIS BEING AN OLDER JAIL, MAYBE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE MIGHT NEED OR START LOOKING AT A NEW JAIL WITH THE GROWTH THAT'S COMING IN, BUT HE COULD NOT EXPRESS ENOUGH GRATITUDE FOR THE JAIL. >> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> I MEANT TO SAY THIS AT THE LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE COMPLETED OUR CYBERSECURITY TRAINING AT 100% COMPLETION COMPLIANCE. SO YEAH, JUST BE READY FOR IT TO COME AROUND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CITIZENS COMMENTS. [E. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ] REMIND EVERYBODY TO COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU'RE FROM, AND THAT YOU HAVE 4 MINUTES FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> DENNIS JEW. >> GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. >> GOOD MORNING. >> MY NAME IS DENNIS JEW. I LIVE OFF COLONY LINE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT, OFF SANDHILL ROAD. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE ADOPTION OF THAT ROAD INTO THE COUNTY MINNATROLS. SO PROBABLY THREE MAJOR POINTS TO SHARE HERE, THE FIRST ARE REALLY COUNTERPOINTS TO THE ARGUMENTS WE'VE HEARD ABOUT NOT TAKING THAT INTO THE MINATROLS. IN FACT, THOSE ARGUMENTS HAVE GONE FAR ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE GREEN SIGN AT FM 713 TO A RED SIGN, WHICH PROBABLY DOESN'T COMPLY WITH TEXT REGULATIONS. AND TO BE QUITE FRANKLY, A BIT OF A WASTE OF COUNTY FUNDS, BUT I SHOULDN'T DIGRESS THERE. SO THERE'S AN ABUNDANT BODY OF EVIDENCE THAT SAND HILL IS, IN FACT, A COUNTY ROAD. THE COUNTY'S OWN PRECINCT MAP HAS IT SHOWN AS A COUNTY ROAD FROM FM 713 ALL THE WAY OUT TO KNL RANCH, THE PRIVATE GATE. SO THE COUNTY'S OWN MAP SHOWS IT AS A COUNTY ROAD. AND I KNOW THIS ONLY BECAUSE WE LOOKED WHEN WE BOUGHT OUT THERE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH AN UNAFFILIATED ROAD. AND SO THAT'S BEEN A COUNTY ROAD. I THINK THE EVIDENCE SAYS FOR LITERALLY DECADES. THERE ARE PROPERTY SURVEYS GOING OUT THERE THAT SAY THE SAME THING THAT IDENTIFY THAT AS A COUNTY ROAD. AND ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, THE ALLIANCE PIPELINE THAT WAS WORKING OUT THERE. THE GUYS USED ALL OF SANDHILL ROAD, INCLUDING THE GRAVEL SECTION OUT TO KNL RANCH. AND ONE WOULD ASSUME THEY DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE ON RIGHT OF WAYS AND ACCESS THAT THEY WEREN'T TRESPASSING FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PRIVATE RESIDENTS OUT THERE PERMISSION IF THAT WERE IF WE WERE TO ASSUME THAT WAS A PRIVATE ROAD, THEY DIDN'T HAVE PERMISSION TO DO SO. SO I THINK THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR THAT IS A COUNTY ROAD. SO THAT THAT STANDS ON ITS OWN. ANOTHER ARGUMENT AGAINST THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE'VE HEARD IS THAT THE ROAD IS TOO NARROW. IT DOESN'T MEET COUNTY STANDARDS AND SIMILAR JUSTIFICATIONS. BUT I THINK THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE BEST ARGUMENTS FOR TAKING THE ROAD INTO THE COUNTY MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT REALLY LEADS US TO THE REAL CRUX OF THE MATTER, [00:05:04] THE REAL THRUST OF THE POINT, AND THAT'S THE SAFETY AND POTENTIAL LIABILITY THAT FOR THAT COUNTY ROAD. SO WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE THE COLONY LINE TRAIL DEVELOPERS IMPROVED THE ROAD, AND WE'VE SEEN IT AFTER THE PIPELINE GUYS WERE DOING THEIR WORK. IF THAT ROAD IS NOT MAINTAINED, THE CONDITIONS IT JUST DETERIORATES TO JUST DEPLOORABLE CONDITIONS. IT'S ALMOST UNPASSABLE. AND SO THE PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT JUST INCREASES DRAMATICALLY WHEN THAT ROAD DETERIORATES. AND OF COURSE, THERE'S THE RISK OF INJURY, OF COURSE, IS THERE, BUT ALSO, UNFORTUNATELY, IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT, THE POTENTIAL OF LIABILITY FOR THE COUNTY. ACCESSIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES ALSO DECREASES DRAMATICALLY AS THAT ROAD CONDITION DECAYS. THERE'S FARM RANCH, HUNTING ACTIVITY OUT THERE WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL RISK OF INJURY. AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, I REALLY WANT THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GET OUT THERE QUICK. I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER. SO I'D LIKE THOSE GUYS TO GET THERE QUICK IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE SCHOOL BUSES HISTORICALLY WON'T GO ON THE GRAVEL PORTION OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS BEFORE IT WAS MAINTAINED. AND THERE'S A MAJOR PARKING AND ACTIVITY AT THE DROP POINT FOR THOSE CHILDREN THAT LIVE FURTHER OUT ON SANDHILL ROAD. AND THAT SPACE IS SIMPLY NOT SUITABLE FOR THAT DROP POINT FOR THE BUSES. THAT IS TRULY A BIG TIME HAZARDOUS CONDITION RIGHT THERE AND PROBABLY THE WORST CASE SCENARIO OF A CHILD GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF JUST JUST INADEQUATE FACILITIES THERE TO HANDLE THAT DROP POINT AND THE TRAFFIC AND THE CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF THE BUSES. SO PRETTY QUICK RUN THROUGH. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I STAYED IN MY 4 MINUTES TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU AND HOPE YOU'LL EMBRACE THE MAINTENANCE OF SAND HILL ROAD, WHICH I THINK IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYONE INVOLVED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, HELEN. >> MATTHEW PALMER. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MATTHEW PALMER. I LIVE AT 325 LEWIS LANE IN KANO RANCHES. I PURCHASED MY PROPERTY IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. AT THAT TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE TRASH SERVICE OUT THERE. WE DIDN'T HAVE AMAZON, WE DIDN'T HAVE UPS. WE DIDN'T HAVE FEDEX. WE ALSO HAD A HANDFUL OF FULL TIME RESIDENTS. JUST WITHIN KL RANCHES, WE HAVE 20 FULL TIME RESIDENTS NOW. WE ALSO GET DELIVERIES DAILY. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TRASH SERVICES THAT COME OUT THERE. THOSE DELIVERY VEHICLES, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD. THEY GO 50 MILES AN HOUR. THEY CREATE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FOR DECADES, THE RESIDENTS OF KANO RANCH HAVE MAINTAINED SAND HILL ROAD, BASICALLY FROM KANO RANCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ASPHALT WHERE THE COUNTY MAINTENANCE ENDS. I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HAVING THE COUNTY ADOPT THE MAINTENANCE OF SAND HILL ROAD, THE FULL 1.3 MILES FROM THE ASPHALT TO THE BEGINNING OF KANO RANCH. WE CAN NO LONGER KEEP UP WITH THE DETERIORATION OF THE ROAD. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD NOW. THERE'S PLACES WHERE VEHICLES, THEY CAN'T PASS, THERE'S BLIND CORNERS, THERE'S HILLS WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE, AND THERE'S VEHICLES JUST FLYING THROUGH THERE. WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC PEOPLE CUTTING THROUGH KANO RANCH THAT FROM THE AREA BEHIND US OFF SAND HILL ROAD. WE'VE TRIED TO MITIGATE THAT THE OWNERS OF KANO RANCH BY CLOSING OUR GATES, LOCKING OUR GATES. WE'VE HAD OUR LOCKS CUT, WE'VE HAD THE HINGES OFF OUR GATES CUT. SO AS OF NOW, WE HAVE MASSIVE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS, BUT WE HAVE NO WAY TO ENFORCE IT. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND YOU'VE SEEN THE TRAFFIC. I ALSO HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE I BECAME A MINORITY PARTNER IN THE RANCHES OF COLONY LINE TRAIL WHEN I LEARNED AT THE 11TH HOUR THAT SUBDIVISION WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND I KNEW THE DEVELOPER THAT WAS DOING IT. PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DID TO NOT ONLY GET THE SUBDIVISION PASSED, BUT TO MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUY THE LOTS. WE PUT 8 " OF MATERIAL DOWN FROM CALLING A LINE TRAIL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ASPHALT. THAT MATERIAL IS GONE. IT'S BEEN DESTROYED BY A LINES PIPELINE. THEY CAME BACK IN, THEY PUT ABOUT 3 " OF MATERIAL DOWN. [00:10:03] IT'S NOT ADEQUATE. AND WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WASHOUTS NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR EASEMENT THAT THEY DID FOR THE PIPELINE. IT'S JUST SAND. VEGETATION IS NOT GROWING BACK YET. AND SO ANYTIME WE HAVE A RAIN EVENT, THE WATER JUST RUSHES OFF THE PROPERTY. THERE'S A BIG AREA OFF NICHOLSON RANCH WHERE IT'S JUST TURNED INTO MUD ON THE ROAD. IT'S THE WATER FLOW SO FAST IT'S ERODING THE ROAD AWAY. IT'S CUTTING ACROSS THE ROAD, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCIDENT OUT THERE. WE'VE ALREADY HAD ISSUES WITH 53 NIGHT LANE, I THINK, IF YOU REMEMBER THAT, WHERE I HAVE LETTERS FROM FIRE AND EMS ALREADY SHOWING CONCERNS, AND THIS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BEFORE ALLIANCE EVEN GOT GOING ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES OUT IN THE AREA. WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER THAT WE WOULD START DISCUSSING THE COUNTY TAKING OVER THE ROAD ONCE WE HAD DONE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON IT. IT'S A LOT EASIER FOR THE COUNTY TO START MAINTAINING THE ROAD THAN TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO BUILD IT UP. ONE OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAD MADE IS WE HAD CREATED A TURNAROUND AT THE RANCHES OF THE COLONY LINE TRAIL SO THAT THE SCHOOL BUS WOULD COME IN, THEY COULD DO THE TURNAROUND THERE AND THEN PICK UP THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS THAT LIVE ON WHITE SANDS, INSTEAD OF THEM HAVING TO PARK DOWN AT THE ASPHALT AND CREATE THE SAFETY HAZARD THAT MR. JEWELL DISCUSSED. I AM NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH THE SUBDIVISION. ALL THOSE TRACKS HAVE BEEN SOLD, BUT THOSE OWNERS HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW THE BUSES TO TURN AROUND THERE TO PICK UP STUDENTS OF WHITE SAND SO WE CAN ALLEVIATE THE SAFETY ISSUE DOWN AT THE ASPHALT. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE, BUT I'LL BE HERE WHEN THIS IS UP FOR DISCUSSION. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M HAPPY TO COME UP HERE AND I HAVE MAPS OF WHERE KANO RANCH STARTS, THE SURVEY AND EVERYTHING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> REGAN FREY. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M REGAN FREY, AND I RESIDE AT 22,78 OLD FINCHES ROAD. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS IN HOMETOWN TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS REGARDING THE LAUREN CONCRETE PROPOSED MATCH PLANT. THE LAND MY HUSBAND AND I OWN IS WITHIN LESS THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE PROPOSED PLANT, AND WE HAVE RESIDED THERE FOR 30 YEARS. THE LAND HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS, AND MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SURVEYING NEXT TO US WOULD BE THE FIFTH GENERATION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN ON OUR LITTLE ONE LANE COUNTRY ROAD, OR IN THE PAST, KNOW IT AS ROLLER COASTER HILL, WHICH WAS BY HANGMAN'S TREE. IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW. BUT WE ENJOY BEAUTIFUL VIEWS IN THE QUIET COUNTRY LIFE WE SOUGHT WHEN MOVING THERE, WHICH IS THE HEART OF WHY WE DO NOT WANT THE LIFE WE CHOSE, MARRED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE AIR, LAND, AND WATER, NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION, NOR THE DANGEROUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THAT THIS PLANT WILL CAUSE. CONCRETE PLANTS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE LOW EMISSIONS ARE A SOURCE OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTION IN SPITE OF THEIR BEST EFFORTS. THIS ALSO CAN BE FAR REACHING WITH DOCTOR CRAWFORD CITING THAT ANYONE RESIDING WITHIN 5 MILES IS IN THE EXTREME DANGER ZONE AND WITHIN 20 MILES THE DANGER ZONE. JUST FOR REFERENCE, 5 MILES ENCOMPASSES EVERY ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EXCEPT PLUM CREEK AND ABS. CONCRETE PLANT, SUCH AS THE ONE POSED BY LAUREN CONCRETE, RELEASE DAILY A HOST OF CHEMICALS AND PARTICULATE MATTER HARMFUL TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. THESE CHEMICALS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO A HOST OF HEALTH CONCERNS SUCH AS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. FINE PARTICULATE MATTER AND DES CAN IRRITATE THE NOSE, THROAT, AND LUNGS, WHICH CAN EXASPERATE ASTHMA OR EVEN CAUSE IT, EXPOSURE TO THE PARTICULATE MATTER CAN PENETRATE THE LUNGS CAUSING MORE SERIOUS EFFECTS SUCH AS SCAR, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND LOSS OF LUNG FUNCTION. CANCER HAS ALSO BEEN NOTED, AND CEMENT PLANTS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO AN INCREASED RISK OF CANCER, PARTICULARLY RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER, BLADDER CANCER, AND SKIN CANCER. WE DOCUMENTATION OF HOUSTON'S CONCRETE PLANT HEALTH ISSUES, NOTED INCREASED CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND RESIDENTS SURROUNDING CONCRETE PLANTS. ALSO NOTED, AS A RESULT OF HOUSTON'S POOR ZONING PROBLEMS, WHERE 5,200 PREMATURE DEATHS IN 2015 ALONE, NUMEROUS HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ALL OF WHICH WERE DOCUMENTED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTOR BABIN HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTED. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE GOVERNING BODIES OF CALDWELL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LOCKHART SHOW GREATER CONCERN FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ITS CONSTITUENTS. ALL THE AFFIRMATION AIRBORNE CHEMICALS ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR OUR WATERSHED. CHEMICALS THROUGH THE AIR AND ACID RAIN WILL CONTAMINATE OUR SOIL AND WATER, AND OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE RUNOFF OF THESE CHEMICALS DIRECTLY INTO PLUM CLEARFT CREEK, WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE STATE PARK, AND THEN ON INTO THE SAN MARCUS RIVER. ALSO CONCERN FOR US IS A LIGHT AND NOISE POLLUTION WITH NUMEROUS RESIDENTS RESIDING WITHIN 440 YARDS. CONCRETE PLANTS ARE KNOWN TO BEGIN THEIR DAY AT TWO OR THREE IN THE MORNING AND SOMETIMES RUN THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE NOISE AND LIGHT ALONE WILL MAKE THE LIVING RESIDENTS THERE UNTENABLE. LASTLY, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DRIVEN BY OUR LITTLE PIECE OF COUNTRY, [00:15:03] AS I'VE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, ROLLER COASTER HILL IS APTLY NAMED BY THOSE WHO GREW UP THERE. OUR ROAD IS HILLY, ROLLING, AND HAS NUMEROUS BLIND SPOTS. IT IS A GRAVE CONCERN THAT 18 WHEELERS, CEMENT TRUCKS, AND OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT WILL BE TRAVELING ON IT. THERE ARE BLIND SPOTS ON BOTH OLD FENRIS AND HIGHWAY 20, WHERE NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION FROM THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. OUR NEIGHBORS ALSO HAVE GANG CHILDREN AND THE LST BUS ROUTE WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE THE SAME NARROW ROAD AS USE TRUCKS CREATING EVEN MORE SAFETY CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THE CONCERNED RESONANCE YOU SEE BEFORE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE YOU WITH SEVERAL TASKS TODAY. PLEASE MAKE A COMMENT TO THE CCEQ WEBSITE AND REFERENCE OUR CASE NUMBER 177,147. >> CALL OUR LOCAL MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK WHAT THEIR VISION IS FOR OUR SECTION OF CALDWELL COUNTY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THE ETJ. WE ARE AWARE OF AT LEAST TWO LARGE SUBDIVISIONS CLOSE ENOUGH TO ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THIS. CALL ALL THE STATE OFFICIALS, OUR REPRESENTATIVE, SENATOR, GOVERNOR, AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, TO EXPRESS YOUR CONCERN AND REQUEST A HEARING OF OUR PARTICULAR CASE. IN CLOSING, OUR COMMUNITY IS GROWING RAPIDLY AND SOME MAY SAY TOO FAST. MANY CITIZENS, INCLUDING OUR SMALL COUNTRY COMMUNITY, FEEL IT'S IMPERATIVE, THAT'S A GOVERNING BODY. YOU SHOULD LOOK MORE CLOSELY, DO MORE, AND PLAN AHEAD WITH MORE STRINGENT ZONING AND REGULATORY MEASURES TO MANAGE THE GROWTH AND PROTECT THE CITIZENS YOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FREE. COUNCIL MEMBERS? WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FOLLOW. THAT'S MY WIFE FOR 38 YEARS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, BUT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAN PATRICK OF STATE OF TEXAS ASKED THE TECQ TO HAT ALL NEW CEMENT PLANT PERMITS UNTIL 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. OKAY? IF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF TEXAS IS CONCERNED WITH THE HEALTH OF THIS BASICALLY COMES OUT OF THE HOUSTON MARKET IS WHERE THE STUDIES HAVE BEEN FOUND AND WHERE THEY'RE HAVING EXTREME CONCERNS WITH HEALTH ISSUES AROUND THESE PLANTS WITHIN FIVE TO 10 MILES. I WILL SAY THIS IF HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT IT, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. AND HE HAS ASKED THAT TO HAPPEN, OBVIOUSLY. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT STANDS TODAY, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF WE COULD ALL REACH OUT TO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SUPPORT THAT. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT PUTTING THAT BATCH PLANT CEMENT, I'VE BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION ALL MY LIFE ON THAT CORNER IS THE WRONG PLACE TO PUT IT IN CALDWELL COUNTY. I UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEW ONE. WE CAN'T STOP THEM, BUT THAT PLACE IS WRONG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. TAYLOR REDMAN, GOOD MORNING. I'M TAYLOR REDMAN, THE DAUGHTER OF BRAD REAGAN FREY. I AM CURRENTLY RESIDING AT 2219 CUMULUS COURT. BUT AS MY MOTHER SPOKE, I AM SURVEYING LAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE LAUREN CONCRETE IS PROPOSING A BATCH CONCRETE PLANT. AND I WOULD JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS OF BOTH MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER. ALONG WITH THE OTHER CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PERMIAN HIGHWAY GAS PIPELINE. MANY OF THE PROPERTIES AROUND THIS AREA HAVE ALREADY BEEN UPROOTED AND DISTURBED BY THE BUILDING OF THIS. FAMILIES THAT LIVE NEAR HOLD CONCERNS WITH THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE PLANT, TRAFFIC, AND OTHER HEAVY MACHINERY THAT WILL BE NOT ONLY ON THAT ROAD, BUT ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS ABOUT 25 FEET FROM THAT PIPELINE, AND HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT IT FROM GAS LEAKS, EQUIPMENT, MALFUCTION, OR EVEN EXPLOSIONS OF THE PIPELINE. ALONG WITH THE PIPELINE, PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION EVERY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY CONCERN INTO CONSIDERATION, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU THANK YOU, MA'AM. CRAIG SMITH. JUDGE, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER. HOW ARE YOU ALL TODAY? WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE AS WELL AS I AM BECAUSE I ACTUALLY GOT OVER SOME MESSES LAST WEEK. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SAME THING THAT BRADFY AND HIS FAMILY DID ABOUT THIS CEMENT BATCH PLANT. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A LOT THAT YOU CAN LEGALLY DO. I'M NOT HERE TO ASK YOU TO PUT IN MORE STRINGENT REGULATIONS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN SOME CASES WE OVERREGULATE. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO DO IS TO DO WHAT YOU CAN. [00:20:01] AND THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO IS MAKE A COMMENT. WHAT YOU CAN DO IS SPEAK TO THE REGIONAL ENGINEERS FOR TEX DOC AND ASK HOW THEY VIEW THIS DUMPING OF THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE CEMENT BATCH PLANTS ARE, BUT IT'S 300 CUBIC YARDS OF CEMENT EACH DAY BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING FOR A STANDARD PERMIT. ALL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ERECT IS A 12-FOOT FENCE TO KEEP DOWN THE DUST. OTHER THAN THAT, TCQ DOESN'T REGULATE THEM, THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPORT ANYTHING. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GATHER ANY DATA, HOW MUCH DUST THEY'RE CREATING OR WHAT SILICA THEY RELEASE. BUT IF YOU ALL COULD AT LEAST MAYBE REACH OUT TO TEXT DOT, THE SH 130, WHETHER THEY CALL THAT GUY THAT I APOLOGIZE. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN GROUP OF ENGINEERS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS, THE ADDITIONAL 30 18-WHEELERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP THROUGH THAT AREA, MOSTLY BEING DUMPED INTO 142 AND 130, WHICH IS ALREADY THE MOST CONGESTED INTERSECTION IN CALDWELL COUNTY. I BELIEVE WE COULD ALL AGREE ON THAT. THREE CHANGES OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN LOCKHART, TEXAS IS A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING. THE BLIND CURVE UP ON 20, IF THEY GO NORTH UP THERE ON OLD FENRAS, TO DUMP OUT ONTO 183 OFF OF WEST WESTWOOD ROAD WITH 18 WHEELERS AND CEMENT TRUCKS. THAT'S ALL A LITTLE BIT TO ME, CONCERNING FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. PERHAPS YOU COULD CALL IN SOME FAVORS FOR US AND ASK TEX DOT AND THEIR ENGINEERS TO MAYBE GIVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. BEYOND THAT, THE THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT FORTH HERE ABOUT THE CONCERNS OF SAFETY. HAPPY, YOU'RE A CONTRACTOR. YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS I DO, THAT OSHA REQUIRES US, IF WE'RE DRILLING INTO A PIECE OF CONCRETE, TO EITHER RECLAIM THAT OR WET IT DOWN THE ENTIRE TIME, OR ELSE WE'RE FINE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FOR JUST DRILLING ONE HOLE IN A PIECE OF CONCRETE. THIS IS GOING TO BE 300 CUBIC YARDS OF SILICA RUNNING IN AND OUT OF THERE EVERY DAY. NOT ALL JUST SILICA, BUT ALL OF THIS AGGREGATE THAT THEY'VE GOT TO HAUL IN, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAUL IT ALL OUT. AT THE MOST, 20 CUBIC YARDS AT A TIME. AT THE MOST. ANYWAY, I'M JUST ASKING YOU ALL TO DO WHAT YOU CAN, EXERT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE, BUT FOR SURE, CALL IN SOME FAVORS FOR US. WE'RE ASKING THAT FAVOR OF YOU GUYS, OUR COMMISSIONERS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. ANDREW MCCLI. >> GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ANDREW MCCLIH AND I LIVE OUT IN PRAIRIE LEE, TEXAS, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF STOP SIGNS, EXTREME AMOUNT OF STOP SIGNS IN PRAIRIE LEE. THESE STOP SIGNS AFFECT ME AND MY FAMILY, MY NEIGHBORS, EVERY DAY. THESE SIGNS HAVE BEEN DEEMED UNWARRANTED BY A TRAFFIC ENGINEER. IT SEEMS TRIVIAL TO SOME, BUT TO ME, IT REPRESENTS A LOSS OF OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. I USED TO TRAVEL TO WORK AND RETURN HOME AND ONLY HAVE TO STOP TWO TIMES IN PRAIRIE LEE. NOW I HAVE TO STOP FIVE TIMES. THAT'S 150% INCREASE ON WEAR AND TEAR OF MY VEHICLES, PLUS THE EXTRA NOISE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM VEHICLES STOPPING AND STARTING. WHY DOES THIS GOVERNMENT WANT US TO STOP AT THESE STOP SIGNS? WHERE AM I AT? WHAT ARE THE SAFETY CONCERNS? WHY DO WE HAVE TO STOP WHEN THERE'S NO NEED TO? THERE IS NO SERIOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN PRAIRIE LEE. IN FACT, WE GOT A SAFETY STUDY DONE ON JULY 4 WEEKEND ON A SATURDAY. THIS IS THE TRAFFIC COUNTS, PEOPLE. FROM 11 TO NOON, THERE WAS 18 VEHICLES, THE NEXT HOUR, 15 VEHICLES. THE NEXT HOUR, 13 VEHICLES, THE NEXT HOUR, 20, FOLLOWED BY 11 17, 14 16 ON A SATURDAY, BETWEEN 7:00 AND 8:00 P.M. NINE VEHICLES. IF THAT'S CONSIDERED TRAFFIC, WE NEED ALWAYS STOP SIGNS AT EVERY INTERSECTION IN THE COUNTY. WHY DO WE NEED 14 STOP SIGNS IN SUCH A SMALL AREA OF TOWN WHEN THE TOWN WORKED FINE WITH ONLY SIX SIGNS. SO FAR, THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ABOUT THE SAFETY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT OTHER NEIGHBORS IN MY AREA FEEL SAFER WITH THE SIGNS. SERIOUSLY, I HAVE TO BREAK 150 150% MORE TIMES BECAUSE OF MY NEIGHBORS FEELINGS. THESE UNWARRANTED STOP SIGNS HAVE BEEN UP FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW, [00:25:02] AND CURRENTLY NO ONE IS STOPPING AT THESE STOP SIGNS? IN FACT, ON THAT PAPER I GAVE YOU, IF YOU READ WHERE I OUTLINED NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, THAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN PRAIRIE LEE. AND ONE IS STOPPING. NO ONE'S RESPECTING THE STOP SIGNS. I MEAN, YOU COME SIT ON MY DECK. WE COULD SIT THERE, WATCH DRINK SOME SODA, AND WATCH CARS RUN THESE STOP SIGNS, NOT EVEN STOP. WHAT ARE THE SAFETY CONCERNS? CURRENTLY, THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS IN PRAIRIE THAT WARRANT THE PLACEMENT OF ALL THESE SIGNS, OR WERE THEY JUST PUT UP BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S FEELINGS? ANYWAYS, I HAVE A COPY OF SOME MINUTES FROM COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING FROM MAY 14 HERE, OF THIS YEAR, ITEM I TWO, WHERE I EXPRESSED MY DESIRE TO HAVE THE STOP SIGNS REMOVED, ONLY TO BE MET WITH OPPOSITION FROM COMMISSIONER HORN. BUT IT SAYS HERE, JUDGE HAYDEN STATED HE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDY AND THAT THIS ITEM WOULD BE RETURNED LATER. IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS. WHEN IS THIS ITEM GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS COURTROOM AND PUT ON THE AGENDA? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. JEREMY GORDON. GOOD MORNING. I'M JEREMY GORDON. I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK REAL QUICK ON BEHALF OF SAND HILL ROAD. I'M OUT THERE AT COLONY LINE TRAILS. I'M CURRENTLY BUILDING THE HOUSE, AND I GOT 8-YEAR-OLD AND 10-YEAR-OLD, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH THEIR SCHOOL HERE, AND AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL BUS GETTING DOWN THERE TO THE TURNAROUND THAT WAS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BUS, EVENTUALLY. I DON'T THINK THE BUS IS GOING TO MAKE IT DOWN THAT ROAD. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE CAN GET ALL'S HELP ON THAT. THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. CARLOS MARTINEZ. GOOD MORNING. I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF COLONINA LINE TRAIL. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO ECHO OF THE SENTIMENTS, PARTICULARLY MR. JOEL THIS MORNING. THOSE POINTS WERE RIGHT ON THE MONEY. WE DID MOVE OUT THERE. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE HOUSE. WE BUILT A HOUSE OUT THERE. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT WAS A COUNTY ROAD. I NEVER THOUGHT OTHERWISE. RECENTLY FOUND IT THAT POSSIBLY IS A COUNTY ROAD BUT NOT MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT STRANGE. THE PIPELINE REALLY DID A NUMBER ON IT. THE RUNOFF ANYTIME WE GET A RAIN IS BASICALLY STARTING A ROAD, THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE MINI GRAND CANYONS ON THE SIDES, AS MY WIFE CALLS IT. THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, ALSO. I'D LIKE TO ECHO, MR. JEWELL, THE SCHOOL BUSES THAT PARK UP THERE. I MEAN, THE CARS THAT PARK UP THERE FOR THE SCHOOL BUS. THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT PARK THERE IS AMAZING. IT REALLY NARROWS IT DOWN. I SEE KIDS TRYING TO GET ACROSS, GETTING INTO THEIR CARS. IT'S VERY UNSAFE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU ALL COULD DO TO HELP THAT PORTION GET BACK ON THE COUNTY ROLLS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. NICOLE, MARTINEZ. HI. I'M NICOLE MARTINEZ. I ALSO LIVE AT COLONY LINE TRAIL. AND LIKE MY HUSBAND JUST SAID THAT WHEN WE MOVED OUT THERE, WE FELT IT'S A COUNTY ROAD AND WE WOULD LIKE THE COUNTY TO TAKE CARE OF IT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S PROGRESS GOING ON IN THE COUNTY. SO THE PIPELINE BOSSES CAME THROUGH, BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO RUIN SOMEONE'S PROPERTY TO RUIN A COUNTY ROAD. TO WHERE IT'S IMPASSABLE. I DO CALL IT A MINI GRAND CANYON. IT'S ERODING ON BOTH SIDES VERY QUICKLY, AND NOW ONLY ONE CAR CAN GET THROUGH. THERE'S NO WAY IT WOULD BE WIDE ENOUGH IF THEY WERE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IT. THE PIPELINE, I SAW THAT THEY WERE IMPROVING THE ROAD THEY WERE BRINGING IN GRAVEL. I STOPPED THE GUY AND I ASKED HIM, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE WATER THAT'S COMING OFF OF WHERE YOU PUT YOUR PIPELINE AND HOW IT COMES ACROSS AND DO SOME IRRIGATION OR SOMETHING? IT DOESN'T KEEP ERODING THE LAND. HE GOES, MA'AM, IT'S GOING TO BE STRONG AS CONCRETE. [00:30:01] PRETTY MUCH BLEW ME OFF. WELL, IT'S NOT. IT RAINED LIKE TWO OR THREE DAYS LATER AND IT WAS ALREADY ERODING. SO WE JUST ASKED THAT YOU GUYS TAKE CARE OF A COUNTY ROAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VIRGINIA PARKER. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD TO SEE YOU'LL. I'M VIRGINIA PARKER WITH THE SAN MARCOS RIVER FOUNDATION. AND I'VE ACTUALLY COME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TWO TCEQ AIR QUALITY PERMIT REQUESTS. THE FIRST HAS BEEN MENTIONED THIS MORNING, THE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT. 3,000 FEET AWAY FROM CLEARFORK PLUM CREEK, AND THEN 3,500 FEET AWAY FROM LOCKHART STATE PARK. THAT NUMBER, THE AIR QUALITY PERMIT NUMBER. SORRY, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S REALLY LOUD. IS 177147. >> THE SECOND IS A CONCRETE BATCH PLANT AIR QUALITY PERMIT REQUEST FOUR MILES SOUTH OF MARTINDALE ON HIGHWAY 80. THAT AIR QUALITY PERMIT NUMBER IS 176791. THE SIERRA MARCUS RIVER FOUNDATION REACHED OUT TO SENATOR ZAFARINI TO REQUEST TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIR QUALITY PERMIT PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE WASTEWATER QUALITY PERMIT REQUESTS. WITH AIR QUALITY PERMITS, MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE JUST A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THEIR CONCERNS KNOWN. THERE'S NO REAL FOLLOW UP, WHICH IS WHY YOU GUYS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS. NOW, WE HAVE TWO VERY DIFFERENT ROADS THAT THESE TWO BATCH PLANTS ARE GOING TO BE LOCATED ON. STATE PARK ROAD, OBVIOUSLY, A MUCH SMALLER ROAD THAN HIGHWAY 80. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN THE SAFETY OF THESE 18 WHEELERS AND CONCRETE TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT OFF OF THESE TWO ROADS. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING TO PAY ATTENTION TO. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THESE CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS ARE SELF-REPORTING. THAT MEANS THAT ONCE THEY'RE BUILT, UNLESS WE CAN CATCH THEM DOING SOMETHING THAT'S A PROBLEM, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE BUSINESS AS NORMAL. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE NORTH ON I 35 LOOK LEFT AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT A CONCRETE PLANT LOOKS LIKE NORTH OF NEW BRONFOLS. IT'S JUST A DUST BOWL. NOW, THESE ARE AIR QUALITY PERMIT REQUESTS, BUT THE PROBLEM FROM THE SAN MARCOS RIVER FOUNDATION'S PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THIS DOES IMPACT WATER QUALITY AS WELL. SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT AUTHORITY YOU GUYS DO HAVE TO STOP SOMETHING LIKE A BATCH PLANT, IF ANY, BUT I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO USE EVERY BIT OF AUTHORITY THAT YOU HAVE, WHETHER IT'S FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, CODE, AND REGS, MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING WON'T FLOOD DOWNSTREAM IN THE NEXT BIG RAINFALL. WE ALL KNOW THAT FLOODING IS A PROBLEM AROUND HERE. WHETHER IT'S SAFETY ON EITHER OF THE ROADS WITH REGARDS TO THE TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT THESE TWO BUSINESSES WILL BRING TO THE AREA, WHETHER IT'S FIRE SAFETY IN THOSE TWO LOCATIONS. I MEAN, ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE NEXT TO A STATE PARK. I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGER ISSUES HERE IS THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS IS ONE OF, IF NOT, THE ONLY STATE IN OUR GREAT NATION THAT DOES NOT GIVE COUNTIES ZONING AUTHORITY. THAT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU ALL DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. AT THIS POINT IN MY CAREER, I DO NOT KNOW WHY EVERY COUNTY IN OUR STATE IS NOT ASKING FOR ZONING AUTHORITY BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER TEXAS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TALK TO EVERY STATE REPRESENTATIVE YOU CAN AND SEE IF THAT CAN GET SOME LEGS. YOU'LL NEED THE AUTHORITY TO PROTECT YOUR RESIDENTS. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE COMMENTS TO TCEQ. PLEASE COME TO THE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS. IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THE SAN MARCOS RIVER FOUND NEWSLETTER, I WRITE THEM. I DON'T SEND OUT MORE THAN ONE OR TWO A MONTH BECAUSE FRANKLY, I DON'T WANT TO WRITE THAT MUCH. BUT I WILL NOTIFY YOU AS TO WHEN THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE. PLEASE COME AND MAKE YOUR CONCERNS KNOWN TO TCEQ AND DO WHAT YOU CAN TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE ARE NO MORE CITIZEN COMMENTS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO CONSENT. [F. CONSENT AGENDA] [00:35:03] IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON CONSENT, I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> SO MOVE. >> MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER HORNS. SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. >> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO PUBLIC HEARINGS BECAUSE [G.1 FY 2024-2025 Elected Officials' Salaries ] WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO START AT 9:30, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FIRST ONE, ITEM GI ON YOUR AGENDA, PUBLIC HEARING FOR FY 2024,2025, ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARIES. WE'LL OPEN THAT AT 9:35 AND LEAVE IT OPEN AND IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, WE'LL CLOSE IT A COUPLE OF MINUTES. >> I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THE BACKUP FOR H1 AND G1 IS THE OLD COVER LETTER, AND IT REFERS TO THE CONSTABLE SALARY AND IT SHOWS THE ORIGINAL PROPOSE, WHICH WE REDID THAT, AND IT SHOULD REFLECT 45,000, BUT THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER IS CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> MAKE A NOTE. >> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ITEM G1, FY 2024 2025 ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARIES AT 9:37 AND OPEN ITEM G2, [G.2 FY 2024-2025 Budget ] PUBLIC HEARING FOR FY 2024, 2025 BUDGET AT 9:37. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ITEM G2 AT 9:39. OPEN ITEM G3 AT 9:39 PUBLIC HEARING FOR FY 2024, 2025 TAX RATE. [G.3 FY 2024-2025 Tax Rate ] [00:41:09] OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ITEM G3 AT 9:41. WE'LL MOVE TO DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS. [H.1 To adopt the Elected Officials’ Salaries for FY 2024-2025.] ITEM H1, DISCUSSION ACTION TO ADOPT ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARIES FOR FY 2024,2025. THIS ONE DOESN'T REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK FOR ONE ANYWAY JUST SO WE CAN BE CONSISTENT WITH THESE NEXT THREE ITEMS. COMMISIONERS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE VOTE, AYE OR NAY. >> COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER HORN. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TARIO? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER THOMAS? >> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION THAT PASSES. [H.2 To adopt the FY 2024-2025 Budget with record vote.] ITEM H2 RECORD VOTE TO ADOPT FY 2024, 2025 BUDGET. >> IF YOU WANT, JUDGE, I HAVE A LIST OF JUST SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT WERE DONE FROM THE PREVIOUS COURT. JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WERE CHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME THAT THE BUDGET WAS ON THE AGENDA WAS JP2 JUDGE INCREASED HER TRANSPORTATION 2,000-3,000. THE EVACUATION SHELTER FUND 20, WE CREATED A NEW GL EXPENSE CODE CALLED EMERGENCY SHELTER COUNTY EXPENSES AND PUT 5,000 IN THERE, AND THAT'S FOR JUST SIGNAGE, MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT CAN'T BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE GRANT. WE ADDED 50,000 TO GL LINE 001, 6510,5920 COURTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CREATION OF THE MASTER PLAN TO BE PURCHASED FOR THE COURTHOUSE RESTORATION. THEN IN FUND 3003, 3000, 5616, WE ADDED 30,000 TO THE DISTRICT CLERK BINDING LINE ITEM. WE JUST FORGOT TO DO THAT IN OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET MEETINGS. THEN IN 001, 2140, 1040 CLERICAL AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE TAX OFFICE. WE ADDED A NEW FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OF 40,000 AND ONE PART TIME EMPLOYEE FOR 30,000. THEN THE SO IN JAIL SALARIES, THERE WERE SOME INCREASES. THE COURTHOUSE SECURITY IS GETTING A 5% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. PATROL DEPUTIES, CID, CAPTAINS, LIEUTENANTS, SERGEANTS AND CORPORALS ARE GETTING A 13% INCREASE, AND THE JAILERS ARE RECEIVING AN 8% INCREASE TO THEIR SALARIES AND THE CONSTABLES ARE INCREASING THEIR SALARY FROM THIS YEAR OF $40,594 TO $45,000. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, COULD I GET A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF FY 2024, 2025 BUDGET WITH THOSE CHANGES NOTED? >> MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HORN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT BY COMMISSIONER HORN AND SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TARIO. ALSO, WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER HORN? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TARIO. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER THOMAS? >> AYE. >> I'M AN AYE. >> WE'LL MOVE TO MOTION PASSES. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 3 TO DISCUSSION ACTION TO [H.3 To adopt the proposed No-New-Revenue Tax Rate for FY 2024-2025 with record vote. ] ADOPT PROPOSED NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE FOR FY 2024,2025. COMMISSIONERS. DANNY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? >> NO, NOTHING REALLY. APART FROM WE VISITED THE LAST COURT, THE COURT APPROVED THE PROPOSED NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THAT 0.4391. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AS STATED BY THE AUDITOR. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND, AND A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ALSO, THIS WILL BE A RECORD VOTE. COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. [00:45:01] >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER HORN. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TARIO? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER THOMAS? >> AYE. >> I'M AN, AYE. MOTION PASSES. ITEM H4. [H.4 To approve a Proclamation designating September 21, 2024, as River Appreciation Day, and commemorating local commitment to San Marcos River cleanup and preservation efforts.] DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2024 AS RIVER APPRECIATION DAY, AND COMMEMORATING LOCAL COMMITMENT, SAN MARCUS RIVER CLEANUP AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS. COMMISSIONER TARIO? >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZED IN THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD IN MARTINDALE. IT'S TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLKS WHO WORK REALLY HARD CLEANING THE RIVER AND WORKING ON PRESERVATION EFFORTS. I'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PROCLAMATION. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD AND READ IT. PROCLAMATION RIVER APPRECIATION DAY 2024, WHEREAS SAN MARCOS RIVER AND OTHER WATERWAYS WITHIN CALDWELL COUNTY CONSTITUTE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COUNTY'S IDENTITY AND WELL BEING AND PROVIDE BENEFITS TO RESIDENTS, AGRICULTURE, AND WILDLIFE, AND WHEREAS SAN MARCOS RIVER IS A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION AND SUPPORTS CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITIES BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT MAKE CALDWELL COUNTY IDEAL AND WHEREAS POLLUTION DIMINISHES THE SAN MARCOS RIVER AND OTHER WATERWAYS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, AND WHEREAS LOCAL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MARTINDALE COMMUNITY, HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN ADMIRABLE COMMITMENT TO RIVER CLEANUP APPRECIATION, EDUCATION, AND IMPROVEMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT IT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024 SHOULD BE DESIGNATED AS RIVER APPRECIATION DAY, PROCLAIM THIS TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024. COMMISSIONERS, I LOOK FOR MOTION FOR THE PROCLAMATION. >> DR. MASON. >> SO MOVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER TARIO. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORN. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H5. [H.5 To approve a Proclamation from Capital Area Councils of Government (CAPCOG) designating the week of September 23 - 27, 2024, as Falls Prevention Awareness Week. ] DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION FROM CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAPCOG DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23RD THROUGH THE 27TH, 2024 AS FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AUTHORIZING THE RECOGNITION OF SEPTEMBER 23RD THROUGH 27TH, 2024 AS FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK. WHEREAS THE 10 COUNTY CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAPCOG REGION IS HOME TO MORE THAN 309,000 CITIZENS AGED 60 YEARS OR OLDER WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF FALLS, AND WHEREAS FALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF FATAL AND NONFATAL INJURIES AMONG OLDER ADULTS, AND WHEREAS FALLS ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION, LOSS OF MOBILITY, LOSS OF FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE, AND WHEREAS THE FINANCIAL TOLL FOR OLDER ADULT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS THE POPULATION AGES AND MAY REACH 101 BILLION NATIONALLY BY 2030. WHEREAS THE FEAR OF FALLING CAN CAUSE MANY OLDER ADULTS TO LIMIT THEIR ACTIVITY LEVELS, WHICH LEADS TO REDUCED MOBILITY AND LOSS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND IN TURN INCREASES THEIR RISK OF FALLING, AND WHEREAS COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS, EXERCISE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE BALANCE AND HEALTH, MANAGEMENT OF MEDICATIONS, CORRECTION, VISION, AND REDUCTION OF HOME HAZARDS WILL ALL HELP REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE AND SEVERITY OF FALLS. WHEREAS THE CALDWELL AND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STRATEGIES TO PREVENT FALLS, ENCOURAGES OLDER ADULTS IN THE REGION TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF FALLING, TO PARTICIPATE IN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS MATTER OF BALANCE AND REDUCE FALLS BY UTILIZING STRATEGIES SUCH AS EXERCISE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE BALANCE AND STRENGTH, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, VISION IMPROVEMENT, REDUCTION OF HOME HAZARDS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING, AND WHEREAS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF CAPCOG COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS DECLARES THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23RD THROUGH 27TH, 2024 TO BE FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK IN CAPCOG REGION TO SUPPORT AWARENESS OF FALLS AND ENCOURAGES OUR CITIZENS TO COMMEND ITS OBSERVATION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, THAT IT DOES HEREBY DECLARE SEPTEMBER 23RD THROUGH 27TH, 2024 AS FOLLOWS, PREVENTION WEEK PROCLAIMS THIS 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024. COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 5. >> SO MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORN. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 86. [H.6 To appoint Lee Rust to the Plum Creek Conservation District Board of Directors. ] [00:50:02] DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPOINT LEE RUST TO THE PLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMISSIONER HORN. >> MR. RUST MEETS THE GUIDELINES AND THE NARROW GUIDELINES. THE PLUM CREEK, WE'VE BEEN BOARD MEMBER [NOISE] OUT OF OUR PRECINCT, BEEN GONE OUT THERE FOR THREE YEARS NOW. MR. RUST, HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ON IT AND HE MEETS THE GUIDELINES. I RECOMMEND TO APPOINT HIM TO THE PLUM CREEK CONSERVATION. >> IS THAT A MOTION COMMISSIONER? >> YES, SIR. >> WE HAVE MOTION TO APPOINT LEE RUST TO PLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY COMMISSIONER HORN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 87. [H.7 To discuss and take possible action regarding the maintenance of Sandhill Road. ] DISCUSSION ACTION TO DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE OF SAND HILL ROAD, COMMISSIONER HORN. >> JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I BROUGHT THIS TO THE TABLE. AS YOU CAN HEAR IN THE CITIZENS' COMMENTS, THERE'S A NEED FOR THIS ROAD, I THINK I'VE DRIVEN THIS ROAD MORE THAN I'VE DRIVEN MY OWN COUNTY ROAD IN THE LAST SIX, SEVEN MONTHS. WHEN I TOOK OVER AS COMMISSIONER ALLIANCE WATERLINE WAS COMING THROUGH ITS PRETTY BAD SHAPE. THEY CAME UP AND DID WHAT THEY DID, AND IT'S A BETTER IMPROVEMENT THAN IT WAS. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR ME, YES, THERE IS SOME NARROW PARTS OF THAT ROAD, I THINK, WITH SOME PROPER TRIMMING, WE COULD GET IT MAINTAINED IT'S 0.9 MILES TO [NOISE] THE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ONE MILE AND A QUARTER TO KNL RANCH. THERE IS A NICE TURNAROUND AT THE DEVELOPMENT AT THE END. THERE'S PROBABLY 50 RESIDENTS, MAYBE MORE OFF OF WHITE SANDS, BUT THE CONCERNING FACT TO ME, JUDGE, BESIDES THEY'RE EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT THE SAFETY. THE MAIN THING IS THE LOCKHART ISD BUS. THE RESIDENT WHERE THE MAINTENANCE STOPS, THE BUS ACTUALLY GOES INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, TURNS AROUND, AND TALKED TO HIM AND HE'S LIKE RESTED ONE OF THESE DAYS. IT'S GOING TO BE BAD. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO SLIP UP AND KIDS ARE GOING TO GET HURT OR THERE'S GOING TO BE A BAD ACCIDENT. THAT'S WHY I RECOMMEND WITH THESE CITIZENS TO EXTEND OUR MAINTENANCE DOWN TO AT LEAST THE CTNL, IF NOT THE KNL RANCH. LIKE I SAID, IT'S 0.9 MILE OR NINE-TENTHS OF A MILE TO THE CTNL AND MILE AND A QUARTER TO THE SAND HILL. IT IS GOING TO BE THERE SOME WORK ON OUR PART, BUT I THINK IT'S MANAGEABLE AND I THINK THE UNIT ROAD THAT WE HAVE, I THINK WE CAN MANAGE IT. >> YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO? [OVERLAPPING] >> I'M MAKING A MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. >> HOW? ALL THE WAY? >> I'D LIKE ALL THE WAY, BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE SOME TOUGH. BUT IF WE COULD GET IT AT LEAST TO THE CTNL, THAT WOULD HELP OUT THE CITIZENS A LOT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. >> SIR WE'RE OPEN FOR YOUR DISCUSSION NOW. >> COMMISSIONER HORN, ARE THERE RIGHT-OF-WAYS AND EASEMENTS ALONG THIS WHOLE SECTION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY RIGHT-OF-WAYS? WELL, UNDERNEATH THE ROAD, IS IT PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OR AN EASEMENT? >> THERE'S PRIVATE ROADS GOING OFF. THERE'S A PRIVATE ROAD TO THE LEFT GOING THAT WAY OR GOING DOWN TOWARDS KNL, WHITE SANDS, THERE'S PROBABLY 15-20 RESIDENTS. QUARTER OF A MILE UP THERE'S A PRIVATE RIGHT-OF-WAY GOING TO THE RIGHT ALTA MARA, AND THEN THE NEXT RIGHT-OF-WAY WOULD BE THE CTNL. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG COMMISSIONER, BUT JUST DO WE HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY GOING, SAY FRANS? [OVERLAPPING] >> IT WOULD BE TIGHT. I'VE DRIVEN DOWN AND THERE IS SOME SPOTS THAT ARE OPEN. I SAID I THINK IF WE GET THE BRUSH CLEARING, WE GET THE SIDE CUTTER AND CLEARED IT TO THE FENCE LINES. THERE'S SOME SPOTS THAT ARE PRETTY TIGHT. BUT THERE'S NOT ANY MORE TIGHTER THAN SOME OF THE ROADS I'VE DRIVEN ON. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION AS LONG AS THERE'S SOME PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. [OVERLAPPING] YES. >> ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER HORN PROBABLY ABOUT CLOSE TO [00:55:03] THAT AREA AND WHERE THE SCHOOL BUS IN PARTICULAR TURNS AROUND. THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT TAKE THEIR KIDS TO THAT SPOT. IT IS CONCERNING BECAUSE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE TURNAROUND, BUT EVEN WITH THAT, WHEN YOU HAVE 10, 12 FAMILIES WITH CARS AND KIDS RUNNING EVERYWHERE, WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT IS. IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IMPROVING THAT ROAD WOULD GO A LITTLE WAYS TOWARDS HELPING THAT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. THAT'S MY TWO BITS. IF THERE'S ANY MORE DISCUSSION, LOVE TO HEAR IT, OTHERWISE, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TAKE OVER THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY TO KNL RANCH ROAD. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. ITEM H9, DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVED RESOLUTION 27 2024 FROM CAPILLARY HOUSING FINANCE COOPERATION APPROVING ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND AUTHORITY TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. >> JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO BRING UP WE CAN OPEN H9, BUT WE SKIPPED H8. >> I'M SO SORRY. I MADE A NOTE ABOVE IT AND THOUGHT I DID IT. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO H8. [H.8 To approve the 2nd Amendment to the Development Agreement for Bollinger located on FM 2720 and Sundance Court. ] DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVED SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR BOLLINGER. SORRY ABOUT THAT SCOTT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> COME ON. >> [LAUGHTER] SORRY. >> WAS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE OF THE AB. >> GO AHEAD, YES, YOU. FLOOR IS YOURS. >> HOW DID YOU WANT TO READ THAT? >> YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. DO YOU KNOW MIND, SCOTT? WOULD YOU GET THAT MIC SO WE CAN HEAR YOU A LITTLE BETTER? THANK YOU. >> HERE WE GO. SCOTT MILLER RANCHO DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS RELATING TO OUR BOLINGER DEVELOPMENT. [NOISE] QUICK UPDATE. IT'S 1,000 LOT DEVELOPMENT, MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE MEGA SITE. WE RECENTLY PAVED PHASE 1, DR HORT WILL START HOME BUILDING IN OCTOBER AND PHASE 1. WE'LL HAVE PHASE 2 COMING ONLINE IN ABOUT 45-60 DAYS. IT'S MOVING ALONG PRETTY RAPIDLY. COUNTY LINE JUST EXTENDED THAT BIG WATER LINE ALL THE WAY FROM HIGHWAY 21 TO THE PROJECT, SO WE'VE GOT WATER NOW, WHICH IS GREAT. I WANTED TO BRING THIS AMENDMENT TO YOU GUYS. IT'S A QUICK OR A VERY SIMPLE TWEAK IN TERMS OF THE 35-FOOT LOT PARK THAT WE HAVE. CURRENTLY, WHAT WE HAVE IS 35-FOOT WIDE LOTS FOR ABOUT 90 LOTS OR SO UP AT THE FRONT. WE'RE WANTING TO REORGANIZE THE DRIVEWAYS TO GO FROM A SIDE-BY-SIDE CONFIGURATION TO WHAT WE CALL A TANDEM CONFIGURATION. THE REASON IS BASED ON THE ARCHITECTURE THAT THEY'VE FINISHED, THE HOUSES HAVE GOTTEN MORE EFFICIENT, THEY'RE MORE TWO-STORY, LESS FOOTPRINT, AND SO THE THOUGHT WAS TO GO TO A TANDEM DRIVEWAY, KEEP THE PARKING COUNT THE SAME ON THE LOTS. BUT WHAT IT ALLOWS US TO DO IS INCREASE THE FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING, ALSO ALLOW US TO INCREASE THE STREET PARKING. WE'LL ACTUALLY INCREASE THE PARKING FOR THAT PHASE OF LOTS. AESTHETICALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE A MUCH BETTER-LOOKING PRODUCT. THE HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE SET FURTHER BACK, MORE AIRS FOR LANDSCAPING AND TREES. IT WAS VERY TIGHT PREVIOUSLY WITH 35-FOOT WIDE LOTS. THIS IS JUST A NOD TO TRY TO GET THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK BETTER. WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE AMENITIES AND THE QUALITY OF IT IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S JUST A NOD TOWARDS TRYING TO MAKE THAT SECTION OF LOTS A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT, LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT I'D LIKE TO [OVERLAPPING] CONFIGURATION SIDE OF IT. AS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS NOW THAT WE'VE DEFINED THE MASTER PLAN. WE'RE STARTING TO GET OUR MARKETING AND OUR PLACEMAKING DONE. WE WANTED TO COMMIT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO CERTAIN COMPONENTS. WE HAD AN AREA BLOCKED OUT IN THE CONCEPT PLAN, THAT WAS JUST AN AMENITY CENTER. WE WEREN'T EXACTLY SURE WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WHEN WE BROUGHT THE DAT GUYS ORIGINALLY. [01:00:01] WE'VE REFINED THE PLAN NOW AND SO WHAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO IS WE'RE GOING TO DO A SWIM CENTER. HAVE A SWIMMING POOL, HAVE RESTROOM FACILITIES, WE'LL DO A PAVILION, WE'LL HAVE SHADE STRUCTURES, WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE A PLAYSCAPE AND A PARKING LOT. THAT'S THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF AMENITIES, THE ACTUAL CONCEPT PLAN HERE. YOU GUYS CAN SEE. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE VERY NICE. WE'LL HAVE SOME PLUNGE POOLS, WE'LL HAVE A KITTY SPLASH PAD AREA. WE'RE CONTEMPLATING A PICKLEBALL COURT BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S IN PICKLEBALL. THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME BARBECUE AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE ALONG WITH THIS BIG EVENT LAWN. THE WAY THE TOPO WORKS IS YOU WORK YOUR WAY DOWN BOULEVARD DOWN TO THE CREEK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS NICE SLOPE LAWN AREA WHERE LAYOUT LIKE A NATURAL AMPHITHEATER. WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH STAFF AND READ ABOUT WE'RE COMING BACK FOR ANOTHER ASK. WHAT CAN WE DO? THE SUGGESTIONS MADE LET'S COMMIT TO SOME STUFF ON THE AMENITIES WE SAID FINE. WE'LL DO THAT. THAT'S BASICALLY HOW WE GOT THERE. BOTH OF THOSE COMPONENTS ARE BAKED INTO THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND WE'RE HERE WITH ANY QUESTIONS. >> COMMISSIONERS, I SUPPOSE WE NEED TO LOOK FOR A MOTION FIRST AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. >> JUDGE, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AMENDMENTS, AND I RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER TARIO, A SECOND? >> SECOND. [OVERLAPPING] >> FROM COMMISSIONER HORN. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. >> THANKS THANK YOU. >> NOW, H9. HOPEFULLY, I WON'T SKIP ANYMORE. DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVED RESOLUTION [H.9 To approve Resolution 27-2024 from Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation approving assignment of private activity bond authority to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and containing other provisions relating to the subject. ] 27 2024 FROM CAPILLARY HOUSING FINANCE COOPERATION, APPROVING ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND AUTHORITY TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED. >> AND RESOLUTION APPROVING ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS, AUTHORITY TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, WHEREAS THE CAPILLARY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. THE CORPORATION WAS CREATED BY THE TEXAS COUNTIES OF BASTROP, BLANCO, BURNETT, CALDWELL, FAYETTE, HAYES, LEE, NANO, AND WILLIAMSON, AND THE TEXAS CITY OF SAN MARCZ PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ACT. AS AMENDED FORMALLY, ARTICLE 12691-7 VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES, AND NOW CODIFIED AS TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 394, THE ACT, AND WHEREAS BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON JUNE 12, 2024, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AUTHORIZE FILING WITH THE TEXAS BOND REVIEW BOARD, AN APPLICATION FOR RESERVATION OF STATE CEILING FOR ISSUANCE OF QUALIFIED MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $64,819,515, THE RESERVATION, AND WHEREAS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED JUNE 12, 2024 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION DETERMINED TO DELEGATE TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TDHCA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 394.O32E, THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF AND FINANCING, REFINANCING, ACQUISITION, LEASING, OWNERSHIP, IMPROVEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN HOME MORTGAGES AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING ITS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES. AND WHEREAS AS GOVERNMENTAL UNIT THAT CREATED THE CORPORATION, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, THE GOVERNING BODY DESIRES TO APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF A PORTION OF THE RESERVATION TO TDHCA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 1,372.044 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND WHEREAS THE GOVERNING BODY DESIRES TO APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT AND SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND TDCA ASSIGN THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, AND WHEREAS IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY AND ADVISABLE THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALDWELL COUNTY THAT SECTION 1, THE GOVERNING BODY SPECIFICALLY APPROVES THE CONSENT TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE PORTION OF RESERVATION TO TDHCA IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 1,372.044 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND APPROVES THE ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, SECTION 2, COUNTY JUDGE A CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER SUCH ENDORSEMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, CERTIFICATES, DOCUMENTS, [01:05:01] OR PAPERS NECESSARY AND ADVISABLE TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION. AND THEN EXECUTION AND RESOLVE THIS 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL COMMISSIONERS. THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT IS, THEY ISSUE BONDS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL TO DO SO IN OUR COUNTY. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 27-2024. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 27 2024 BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORN. DISCUSSION. NOT IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H10. DISCUSSION ACTION TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION 28 2024 FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, [H.10 To accept Resolution 28-2024 for the Texas Department of Agriculture Texans Feeding Texans: Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program.] TEXANS FEEDING TEXANS HOME DELIVERED MAL GRANT PROGRAMS. THE COST IS $2,153.75. THERE IS SOMETHING WE DO EACH YEAR, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TEXAS FEEDING TEXAS HOME DELIVERED MAL GRANT, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZE AUTHORIZING COUNTY GRANT PROGRAM YEAR 2025. EXCUSE ME. A RESOLUTION OF CABLE COUNTY COUNTY OF CALDWELL, TEXAS, CERTIFYING THAT THE COUNTY HAS MADE A GRANT TO COMBINED COMMUNITY ACTION INC ORGANIZATION AND ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOMEBOUND PERSONS IN THE COUNTY WHO ARE ELDERLY AND OR HAVE A DISABILITY AND CERTIFYING THAT THE COUNTY HAS APPROVED THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OR FISCAL AGENT. WHEREAS THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SUPPLEMENT AND EXTEND EXISTING SERVICES FOR HOMEBOUND PERSONS IN THE COUNTY WHO ARE ELDERLY AND HAVE DISABILITY PURSUANT TO HOME DELIVERED ME GRANT PROGRAM PROGRAM. WHEREAS THE PROGRAM RULES REQUIRE THE COUNTY IN WHICH AN ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING HOME DELIVERED MEAL SERVICES TO MAKE A GRANT TO THE ORGANIZATION IN ORDER FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS AND WHEREAS THE PROGRAM RULES FURTHER REQUIRE THE COUNTY THAT REQUIRE THE COUNTY APPROVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OR FISCAL AGENT IN ORDER FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY SECTION 1, THE COUNTY HEREBY CERTIFIES IT HAS MADE A GRANT TO THE ORGANIZATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,153.75. TO BE USED BETWEEN 1ST OCTOBER 2024 AND 30TH OF SEPTEMBER 2025. SECTION TWO, THE COUNTY HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HOME DELIVERY MEALS TO HOMEBOUND PERSONS IN THE COUNTY WHO ARE ELDERLY AND OR HAVE A DISABILITY. SECTION 3, THE COUNTY HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT IT APPROVES THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OR FISCAL AGENT, WHICH MEETS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BY TEXAS MANAGEMENT STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE COUNTY ON THIS 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024. COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 28 2024. >> SHALL MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TARIO AND A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRY. ITEM 811, ACTION TO REAPPOINT REPRESENTATIVES FROM [H.11 To reappoint representatives from Caldwell County to the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) General Assembly. ] CALDWELL COUNTY TO THE CAPITAL AREA COUNTY OF GOVERNMENT CAP COG GENERAL ASSEMBLY. LET'S SEE. I GOT TO FIND MY BACKUP HERE. [01:10:57] COUNTY. SO THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE'VE APPOINTED IN THE PAST AND THAT WE SEEK FOR REAPPOINTMENT ARE MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND TO THE CAPCO TO THE CAPILLARY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY. COMMISSIONERS, WE LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE AGAIN. >> SO MOVE. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORN, SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS SING DISCUSSION. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GO TO THAT MEETING? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 12 DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING BURN BAN HECTOR. [H.12 Regarding the burn ban.] >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONER, STAFF AND GALLERY. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE HAD A FEW FIRES, NOTHING MAJOR. IT'S BEEN RAINING, SO GRASS IS GREEN. TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE IS CHURNING OUT IN THE GULF. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A LOT OF RAIN OUT OF, WE MIGHT GET AN INCH, BUT IT LOOKS IT'S GOING TO BE TRAVELING TOWARDS LOUISIANA. THE NEXT WEEK, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RAIN CHANCES ANYTHING 10-40%. CURRENTLY, OUR KBDI NUMBERS, OUR MINIMUM IS 369, MAX 603, AVERAGE OF 510 WITH A CHANGE OF PLUS FIVE. I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE COURT THAT WE KEEP THE BURN BAND OFF SINCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME GOOD RAIN IN THE NEXT. >> TAKE THE BURN BAND OFF. >> TAKE THE BURN BAN OFF. >> I'LL TELL COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE THE BURN AN OFF. SO MOVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TARIO ALL IN DISCUSSION. NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS, HECTOR. ITEM 13 DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENT 26, [H.13 To approve Budget Amendment #26 transferring $35,000 from Jail Repairs & Maintenance line item 001-4310-4510 to Jail Food Supplies 001-4310-3100. ] TRANSFERRING $35,000 FROM JAILERS AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. LINE ITEM 0 014-310-4510, THE JAIL FOOD SUPPLY 001-43-1030 100. COMMISSIONERS. >> GETTING TO THE END OF THE YEAR WITH THE JAIL FOOD SUPPLY LINE ITEM, SOMETIMES WE JUST IT'S HARD TO CALIBRATE. SO WE'RE JUST TAKING AWAY 35,000 FROM REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LEFTOVER FUNDING, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT MOVING FORWARD NEXT YEAR, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE ON BUDGETING STANDPOINT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 13. >> SO MOVE. >. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ON FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED DURING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H14. [H.14 To discuss and approve a General Contractor selection for the Caldwell County Emergency Shelter GLO CDBG-MIT Grant #22-085-024-D265 Bid Opening held on August 23, 2024, and authorize the County Judge to execute a contract with the recommended general contractor. ] DISCUSSION ACTION TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR SELECTION FOR THE CALDWELL COUNTY EMERGENCY SHELTER, GLO [INAUDIBLE], MIT GRANT NUMBER 202-08-5024 D265, BID OPENING HELD AUGUST 23RD, 2024, AND AUTHORIZED COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH THE RECOMMENDED GENERAL CONTRACTOR. YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE AND TELL US WHO THAT WAS, AMBER? >> I DON'T HAVE THE BID PACKAGE. SO THIS KIND OF WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER BACKUP SINCE CAROLYN'S NOT HERE. DO YOU HAVE THE NAME OF CONTRACT? >> I DO. WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT CONTRACTOR? I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> CONFERE? >> THE RECOMMENDATION? >> YEAH. >> CENTURY CONSTRUCTION. >> CENTURY. THANK YOU. THEIR BID WAS 17 MILLION AND CHANGE. OUR BUDGET IS 18 MILLION IN CHANGE. [01:15:04] WE HAD FOUR BIDDERS. A CENTURY, WHOSE BID WAS IN THE $17,000,000 RANGE. WE HAD TWO BIDDERS, WHOSE BID WAS IN ABOUT 18, 200,000 RANGE. THEY WERE ABOUT 20,000 PART. AND THEN WE HAD A FOURTH BIDDER THAT WAS NOT THOUSAND MILLION AND A FOURTH BIDDER THAT WAS 23 MILLION. SO OBVIOUSLY, CENTURY WAS THE LOWEST. WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR THEM. SINCE THEY WERE CONSIDERABLY LOWER, THEY ANSWERED THOSE QUESTIONS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. AND SO WE'RE READY TO PROCEED WITH CENTURY AS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE EVACUATION CENTER. AND LOOKING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR ME TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT WITH THEM. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AUTHORIZATION FOR ME TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH HIM ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY? >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HORN. WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. >> I KNOW THAT LANGFORD HAS ALL OF THAT BACKUP, SO WE'LL RETRIEVE THAT SINCE WE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE LOCATING IT. >> IT'S IN OUR BACKUP HERE, BUT I JUST COULDN'T FIND IT RIGHT. IT WASN'T EASILY AT HAND. >> QUICK, JUDGE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE PARTIES. I'VE SAT ON THESE MEETINGS AND WITHOUT THE JUDGE AND ALL THE PARTIES BEING THERE. IT WAS PRETTY HECTIC. SO THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK AND TO GET THIS GOING AND I THINK THE PEOPLE IN LING OR PRECINCT TWO AND THE COUNTY IS EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THIS GOING. SO I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY THANK YOU TO YOU. >> SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WAS BY COMMISSIONER HORN, I THINK THE SECOND WAS BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS? CORRECT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS, COMMISSIONER. IT WAS AN ORDEAL TO GET TO THIS POINT, BUT WE'RE FINALLY HERE. HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BREAK GROUND SOMETIME IN OCTOBER. I SEE DAVID SITTING BACK THERE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. THANK YOU TO LANGFORD FOR ALL THEIR HELP. WE'VE HAD WEEKLY CALLS ON THIS FOR PROBABLY A YEAR NOW TO GET US TO THIS POINT, SO IT'S TAKEN A BIG EFFORT BY MULTIPLE GROUPS TO GET HERE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF EXECUTING THE CONTRACT TO BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EVACUATION SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 815, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF [H.15 To consider the approval of submitting a grant application for the Rural Law Enforcement Grant Program established by Senate Bill (SB) 22 to provide financial assistance to the Sheriff's Office. ] SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION OF THE RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL SP 22 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. GO AHEAD, AMBER. >> SO IT'S JUST THAT TIME, AGAIN, WE NEED TO APPLY FOR THE SP 22 FUNDING. SO FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THEIR REQUEST FROM WHAT THEY HAD THIS CURRENT YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THEY DON'T NEED ALL THAT SAME EQUIPMENT AGAIN, SINCE IT WAS ALL ONE TIME PURCHASES. SO THEY'VE REDONE THEIR LISTING. IT IS ATTACHED IN YOUR BACKUP OF ALL THE ITEMS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO PURCHASE WITH THIS FUNDING. I THINK THE MAIN CHANGE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DISCUSS IS THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO ADD IN SOME CERT AND INCENTIVE PAY TO THEIR DEPUTIES FOR DIFFERENT LICENSING THAT THEY HAVE, WHETHER THEY WORK NIGHT SHIFT, THAT SORT OF THING. SO THEY PROVIDED US WITH THAT LIST AND WE RAN THE NUMBERS AND TOOK IN ACCOUNT ALL THE FRINGE EXPENSES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT. SO THAT IS ALL WORKED INTO THIS BUDGET. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM 815? >> SO MOVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HORN IN A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TARIO. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY SAY THAT I'M STILL NOT TERRIBLY COMFORTABLE WITH DOING SALARY OUT OF SB22, AND I'M GOING TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THIS, BUT I JUST WANT EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING TO RECEIVE THAT TO BE CRYSTAL [01:20:01] CLEAR THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU. EVERY TWO YEARS, IT'S UP FOR RENEWAL. AND SO DON'T TAKE THAT MONEY AND RUN OUT BUY A HOUSE OR A CAR WITH IT BECAUSE TWO YEARS FROM NOW, THAT MONEY COULD GO AWAY. SO I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD AS STATING THAT THESE TYPE OF STIPENDS ARE SUBJECT TO THE LEGISLATURE'S WHIM AND COULD GO AWAY, AND IF THEY GO AWAY, THE COUNTY CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM. SO WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE'S OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. >> I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS. I THINK THAT'S A REAL CONCERN OUT OF THIS POOL OF MONEY SHOULD IT NOT BE APPROPRIATED IN THE NEXT BINIUM. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE KNOWN VERY WELL THAT THIS RIGHT NOW MAY NOT BE IN THE FUTURE AVAILABLE TO US. >> I'M NOT GOING TO OPPOSE IT, BUT I DO WANT EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING TO RECEIVE IT TO UNDERSTAND THAT. >> I CAN MAYBE RECOMMEND GETTING WITH HR AND HER OFFICE OR HR AND MY OFFICE DRAFT UP SOMETHING THAT WHEN THEY SIGN ON FOR THIS INCENTIVE PAY OR STIPEND, THAT THEY HAVE TO SIGN SOMETHING KNOWING THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE PERMANENT. >> I'D BE GREAT WITH THAT. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. >> THE MOTION AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT. WE MADE THE MOTION. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO AMEND. >> OKAY. MOTION FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ADD THAT WE HAVE THOSE THAT ARE IN RECEIPT OF THE STIPEND SIGN SOMETHING THAT SAYS THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MONEY IS AT THE WHIM OF THE LEGISLATURE AND CAN BE TAKEN AWAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED HERE? NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H16, DISCUSSION ACTION CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION TO [H.16 To consider the approval of submitting a grant application for the Rural Law Enforcement Grant Program established by Senate Bill (SB) 22 to provide financial assistance to the District Attorney's Office. ] THE RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT I THOUGHT I WAS READING THE SAME ONE TYPE TWICE, GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 22 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> SAME THING. NOTHING IS CHANGING FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY LAST YEAR. YOU ALL APPROVED THAT THEY COULD USE THIS FUNDING FOR STIPENDS FOR THE DAS, AND HE'S MAKING NO CHANGES TO THAT. THE APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED EXACTLY THE SAME IF YOU ALL APPROVE THAT. >> OKAY. WE MOTION COMMISSIONERS FIRST ITEM 16. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORN, AND I JUST MAKE THE SAME ADMONISHMENT THAT STIPEND CAN GO AWAY. BE VERY CAREFUL. >> I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE SAME NOTIFICATION AS ADAM PRIOR. >> THANK YOU. >> SO WE DID NOT HAVE THEM SIGN OFF ON ANYTHING LAST YEAR, BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GROUP [INAUDIBLE] >> I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICULARLY ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE SUBSTANTIAL. WITH THAT AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSE? HERE AND NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 817, DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVED SUB RECIPIENT AGREEMENT FOR TVEM, [H.17 To approve Subrecipient Agreement for TDEM (Texas Division of Emergency Management) - Administered Grant Award DR-4781 Public Assistance Program. ] TEXAS VISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION GRANT AWARD DR 4781 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. >> THIS WAS JUST FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER THAT WE HAD. THEY DID MAKE THAT A DISASTER. THEY DECLARED IT A DISASTER. IN ORDER TO GO AHEAD AND APPLY FOR ALL OF WE JUST HAD FORCE ACCOUNT LABOR MOSTLY, A LITTLE BIT OF DISPOSAL SO IT COMES IN JUST UNDER 50,000. THIS IS JUST THE AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO SIGN IN ORDER TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT FOR THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUB RECIPIENT AGREEMENT? >> MOVE. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TARIO. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H18, DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVED RESOLUTION 29 2024, [H.18 To approve Resolution 29-2024 authorizing the submittal of a grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting project funding assistance under the Community Changes Grant Program. ] AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REQUESTING PROJECT FUNDING ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COMMUNITY CHANGES GRANT PROGRAM. >> THIS IS A NEW GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON. IT'S ALL AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. WE CAN APPLY FOR UP TO $20 MILLION. THE FIRST INITIAL THOUGHTS THAT GOT PASSED AROUND WAS THAT THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO BUILD A COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT COULD BE SERVE AS OUR EOC, A COOLING OR HEATING CENTER, A TRAINING FACILITY FOR ANY TIME WE NEED TO HOST [01:25:05] TRAININGS AND FOR ANY TYPE OF DISASTER RELIEF. ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THE GRANT, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY PIECE. YOU DO HAVE TO ASSIST COMMUNITY IN SOME WAY AS FAR AS AGED HOMES THAT NEED NEW ROOFING OR SOLAR PANELS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT. WINDOWS, ANYTHING THAT'S ENERGY EFFICIENT LIKE APPLIANCES SO THAT IS A PIECE THAT THEY DO REQUIRE, WE INCORPORATE IN SOME KIND OF WAY. WE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY NEED TO PARTNER WITH A NONPROFIT TO ASSIST US WITH DIRECTING US TO WHO NEEDS THOSE FUNDS AND HOW WE WOULD GO ABOUT THAT. WE CAN ALSO USE THE FUNDING FOR DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER TYPE PROJECTS. WE ARE ASKING TO APPLY FOR THIS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE WILL NEXT COURT BE BRINGING BACK PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND HIRE FOR A GRANT ADMINISTRATOR. THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO NEED TO GO OUT FOR ENGINEERING AS WELL. >> COMMISSIONERS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION 29, 2024, RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING COUNTY JUDGE SIGN AND DELIVER ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION TO THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, EPA, UNDER THE COMMUNITY CHANGES NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WHEREAS COMMISSIONERS COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS DESIRES TO DEVELOP A VIABLE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING DECENT HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PRINCIPALLY FOR THE PERSONS OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, AND WHEREAS CERTAIN CONDITIONS EXIST WHICH REPRESENT A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WHEREAS THE COUNTY OF CALDWELL IS INTERESTED IN PROMOTING COALITION BUILDING AND THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEREBY WANT AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AND DELIVER ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS APPERTAINING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ENTITLED THE CALDWELL COUNTY 2024 EPA COMMUNITY CHANGE PROJECT AND THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. TWO, AUTHORIZE THE PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. THREE, AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO ENTER INTO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS SET FORTH BY THE ATTACHED EPA NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. RESOLVE THIS TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024. COMMISSIONERS, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING NOT TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT, BUT TO SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT. >> MOVE TO APPROVE TO SUBMIT. >> MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORN. SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H19, DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVER. [H.19 To approve or reject award for RFP 24CCP03P Caldwell County Justice Center remodel.] REJECT THE AWARD OF RFP 24 CCP 03 CALDWELL COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER REMODEL. COMMISSIONERS, THIS ONE IS WE'RE SEEKING TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO DO THE REMODELING FOR THE CO LOCATED PA FOR CALDWELL COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FOR SO, FOR CITY OF LOCKHART AND CITY OF LUE. GO AHEAD. >> ON JULY 23RD, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND ON THE 26TH THAT CLOSED OF AUGUST. WELL, AT THAT TIME, IT WAS JUST ONE BID THAT CAME IN FROM LMC CORPORATION, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR PERMISSION OR APPROVAL TO AWARD THAT TO LMC CORPORATION. >> COMMISSIONERS, SO WE PUT OUT THE BID. WE HAD A KICKOFF MEETING SO THAT CONTRACTORS COULD GET ANY QUESTIONS THEY NEEDED ASKED AND ANSWERED. THIS CONTRACTOR WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SHOWED UP TO THAT MEETING. THEY DO SEEM FROM MY EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY ASKED ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. THEY ASKED ABOUT HVAC, THEY ASKED ABOUT PERMITTING. THEY ASKED ABOUT ELECTRICAL, THEY ASKED ABOUT FIRE SUPPRESSION. THEY ASKED ALL THOSE THINGS. THEY ASKED IF THEY NEED TO HIRE MEP OR IF WE WERE GOING TO PROVIDE MEP ON AND ON. [01:30:03] THEY HAD A LIST OF WELL THOUGHT OUT QUESTIONS, AND FOR MY PART, I'M COMFORTABLE, EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY GOT ONE BID WITH THE CONTRACTOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF THE AWARD? >> MOTION OF APPROVAL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER TARIO. DO WE HAVE SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H20. [H.20 To request resolicit of RFB 24CCP03B Jail Food Services. ] DISCUSSION ACTION REQUEST SOLICITATION OF RFB 24 CCP 03B JAIL SERVICES. >> YES, WE PUT OUT A REQUEST WE ISSUED A BID RFV FOR JAIL FOOD SERVICES, AND IT'S ALSO OPERATIONAL SUPPLIES. WHEN THAT CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, WE ONLY HAD ONE VENDOR RESPOND BACK. WE'RE LOOKING FOR I GUESS HOW TO WORD IT WOULD BE APPROVAL TO RESOLICIT FOR JAIL SERVICES. >> COMMISSIONER, THIS IS A MUCH LARGER BID IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT'S VERY UNUSUAL FOR US TO ONLY GET ONE BID AND SO WE'RE FEELING LIKE WE NEED TO RESOLICIT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET MORE THAN ONE BID DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS CONTRACT. >> SHERIFF LANE HAD ALSO ASKED IF WE CAN GO OUT TO RESOLICIT FOR IT. >> CURRENTLY OUR MAIN VENDOR IS CISCO, SO IT WAS JUST VERY ODD THAT THEY WOULDN'T THEY'D BE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY. I KNOW THAT THEY WERE EMAILED AND NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A BID, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY GOT IT OR IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT OVER THERE SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADVERTISE A LITTLE BIT BETTER, GET THE WORD OUT THERE. MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE REACH OUT TO THESE POTENTIAL BIDDERS THAT THEY DO RESPOND, SAY, YES, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A BID OUT AND WE ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO SUBMIT A BID OR NOT. HAVE THAT CONFIRMATION. >> ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A AUTHORIZATION TO RE SOLICIT FOR RFP 24 CCP 03B? >> MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORN. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM H21, DISCUSSION ACTION TO ACCEPT OR REJECT AWARD OF RFP UNIT ROAD MATERIALS, [H.21 To accept or reject award for RFB Unit Road Materials, Fuel, Oil & Lubricants. ] FUEL OIL AND LUBRICANTS. >> IN AN EFFORT WITH THE UNIT ROAD DEPARTMENT, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PUT OUT A BID FOR UNIT ROAD MATERIALS, FUEL, OIL, AND LUBRICANTS. WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO AWARD, AND I CAN READ THEM OUT IF YOU WANT. >> NO, PLEASE. WE USED TO DO THAT. >> IT'S A LOT. >> AWARDS, YES, BUT NOT THE BREAKDOWN OF WHO GOT HOW MANY OIL CANS. >> FRONTEX MATERIALS FOR THE AGGREGATE GRADE 3, GRADE 4, THE TYPE A COLD MIX AND THE TYPE D COLD MIX. PETROLEUM TRADERS FOR THE REGULAR UNLEADED FUEL AND THE DIESEL SULFUR FUEL. ERGON FOR SLOW EMULSION AND RAPID SET EMULSION. SCHMIDT AND SONS FOR MOTOR OIL AND THE CARTRIDGE CHASSIS GREASE. COLORADO MATERIALS FOR THE FLEX SPACE 34 INCH AND THE FLEX SPACE 1.5 INCH. CLEAN HARBORS FOR HYDRAULIC FLUIDS, THE FIVE GALLON CHASSIS GREASE AND ANTIFREEZE. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE UNIT ROW MATERIALS FOR FUEL OIL AND LUBRICANTS? >> MOVE. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TARIO. SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 822, DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVAL OR REJECT [H.22 To approve or reject laptop donation for PCT. 4 Constable. ] LAPTOP DONATION BY FOR COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 4. COMMISSIONERS FAULY, WE EVEN ASKED FOR A MOTION FOR THIS. WE RAN THIS BY OUR IT GROUP, AND THESE ARE VERY OLD COMPUTERS. THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT SECURITY WITH THOSE COMPUTERS. EVEN IF WE WIPE THEM, THERE'S ALSO CONCERN THAT THEIR OPERATING SYSTEMS WON'T FUNCTION THE WAY WE NEED THEM TO WITH OUR CLOUD BASED SYSTEM NOW. HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO EITHER APPROVE OR REJECT THE LAPTOP AND WE CAN HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE. [01:35:02] >> THERE WAS ALSO A CONCERN BECAUSE IT CAME FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, SO SECURITY WISE. >> COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR REJECT LAPTOP DONATION FOR THE PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLES. >> WELL, I'LL MOVE TO DECLINE TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF THE LAPTOPS. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO DECLINE. >> SECOND. >> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORN. THIS IS BASED ON SECURITY. THIS DAY AND AGE, IF YOU GET A DONATION OF LAPTOPS BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE AND TO A PLACE THAT HAS AS MANY FUNDS AS WE DO FLOATING AROUND, IT'S JUST A SECURITY RISK THAT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE. >> THEY HAD SOME AGE ON THEM TOO. >> VERY OLD. >> OVER FIVE-YEARS-OLD. >> HAD OPERATING SYSTEMS THAT WON'T WORK WITH MOST OF OUR SOFTWARE. THERE'S JUST A NUMBER OF CONCERNS. WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY THE DONATION. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS. MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOVE WE ADJOURN. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:36. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.